Studying abroad is an opportunity that some students agree can be life-changing. Students are able to live in another country and take courses at a foreign university. While grateful for the opportunity, some students and faculty believe that the University’s study abroad programs should be improved.

Currently, the University offers four undergraduate programs for study abroad in Florence, Italy; London, England; Sydney, Australia; and Cadiz, Spain. Programs starting in the near future will also allow students to study in Buenos Aires, Argentina or Heidelberg, Germany.

Jane Plangere, University supporter and Director of the Jules L. Plangere, Jr., Family Foundation, passed away at age 94 on Friday, Feb. 23.

According to an obituary published in the Asbury Park Press, Jane Plangere passed away peacefully following a brief illness.

The wife of Jules L. Plangere, who passed away in 2016, Jane Plangere was a generous supporter of the University. She also had strong family ties to the University. Her late son, Jeffrey Conover, who died in 2006, is a University alumnus, and her other son, Jack Conover, is a member of the University Board of Trustees as of 2013. Cono...

According to an e-mail sent to members of the campus community on Feb. 23 by Michele Kaplan, Assistant Director of Student Activities for Fraternity and Sorority Life, the University has placed the chapter in the status of "non-operating" with the offices of the Grand Chapter, effective immediately.

Kaplan wrote, "This means the chapter is not permitted to hold any activities, events, chapter operations, recruitment, candidate education classes or conduct any business of the Fraternity."

A delegation from the University’s Student Government Association (SGA) held a workshop for other leadership organizations from across the country at the annual Conference on Student Government Associations (COSGA) on Feb. 24th in Houston, TX.

The event consisted of three days of workshops and guest speakers for student government delegations in attendance, from the 23rd to the 25th. Seven students represented Monmouth: Karla Almanzar, Jabriel Belhadj, Amalia Giraldo, Mehdi Husaini, Jihad Johnson, Leslie Valdez, and Vincent Welch. The students were accompanied by Director of Off-Campus and Comm...

In the 1950’s and ‘60’s, school children across the country learned to defend themselves against a potential nuclear strike by climbing under their desks. Fortunately, that threat never materialized. Today’s school children are not so lucky; they are under attack.

Like their predecessors, today’s children are also taught to hide under their desks in case of attack. Unlike the 50s and 60s, invasions from gun wielding intruders has become an ever-present reality. A Washington Post analysis has reported “over 150,000 students attending at least 170 primary or secondary schools have exp...

Growing up with an older brother meant growing up with a best friend. Although he is two years older, it seems as if we are twins; we have the same mannerisms, the same personality, we understand each other like no one else does, and some even say that we look alike. I even followed his footsteps in becoming a Monmouth Hawk, since we always knew our university would be the perfect fit for the both...

Following a three-game sweep at the hands of #11 Dallas Baptist to open the season, the Monmouth University baseball team collected its first two wins of the season during the Penn State Tournament this past weekend in Cary, NC.

Monmouth entered the Penn State Tournament this past weekend with a record of 0-3, facing games against #23 St. John’s, Penn State, and the University of Maryland, Baltimor...

Slap some color on a canvas, step back, call it a day, and sell it for $50,000. To an untrained artist, this is the process they believe professionals such as Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, and Mark Rothko practiced as a means of arriving at a valid statement.

This narrow-minded approach as to how abstract art is observed as opposed to traditional art, is what has haunted abstract artists for decad...

When people think about exercise, they always jump to the physical benefits it provides for you. The more you run, the more weight you will lose. The more weights you lift, the stronger you will be become. Although these points are true, it is also important to remember the mental benefits that come with exercise.

With midterm grades upon us, we find ourselves cramped in our dorms or the library wr...

International Club

Sign up today at 2:45 to attend a Snow Tubing trip on Mar. 3 at Blue Mountain Ski Resort in Pennsylvania. Tickets cost $10 and includes transportation and three hours of tubing. There is limited space available.

On a busy day in New York City that had people dressed as Santa, a rivalry game between the Rangers and Devils at The World’s Most Famous Arena, a Yankees’ trade that included one of the best power hitters in Major League Baseball, and on top of all that, the...

Spring break is an opportunity for many students to shed the stresses of school and embark on a journey like no other. Leisure time, either at home or away, is often rejuvenating. While some students are going abroad and traveling to far destinations, practicing safe and efficient travel is a common concern.

More often than not, editors felt that practicing safe travel methods didn’t hurt, but that...

University students may also consider a trip to Ireland for a week of studying abroad. Senior Kiley Minton is participating in the trip with several other students. “We are doing a tour that starts in Dublin and then we are heading across to Galway. After that we are going to tour through parts of northern Ireland,” she says.

“We will end up back in Dublin for St. Patrick’s Day. I am so excited to experience Ireland and I think it is awesome that Monmouth offers opportunities like this!” she adds.

For those students who do not have any travel plans, the break can still be enjoyed. Senior Laura Ledman says, “I wont be going anywhere for spring break this year but I will still enjoy my week off. I am just going to relax and enjoy time at home with my family.”

Jessie Sinai, another senior, is going to take the chance to visit friends at other schools. “A lot of my friends from home have different spring breaks than I do. I am going to take the chance to visit them during Monmouth’s break. It’s a great way to go somewhere new without spending too much money. It is also neat to see what other school’s campus life is like,” she says.

So whether you are spending your break in the tropics soaking up the sun, making a difference in a foreign country, touring and exploring the historical and famous sights abroad or simply spending your break with family and friends from home, everyone in the University community can find a way enjoy this week away from school work.